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  • This Sporting Life
  • This Sporting Life review by Zamy from London
    Rated - 5 stars Great film 4 April 2005
    ...er who is brutal on and off the field seems even better with the passing years. Lindsay Anderson does not film a single weak scene and the black and white images just look grea...  
  • Britannia Hospital
  • Britannia Hospital review by from Manchester
    Rated - 5 stars Rule Britannia! 5 July 2004
    ...years ago, and I was jolted from the idea very quickly. This is the third in Lindsay Anderson's loose trilogy (linked by their satire on the British establishment and the pr...  
  • If....
  • If.... review by A customer from london
    Rated - 5 stars A REAL 60'S CLASSIC... 13 September 2005
    ...IF.... director Lindsay Anderson insisted on the four dots. a classic of the sixties. this film blew my class of 14 year old lads away in the mid seventies when it was shown...  

Lindsay Anderson - filmography


  • In Celebration on DVD (1975)
    Starring: Brian Cox,  Alan Bates,  Bill Owen
    Director: Lindsay Anderson
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Made as part of the 'American Film Theatre' in which plays were filmed and then shown at the cinema. This is the story of an English family and their gathering together for the parents' wedding anniversary. Three grown sons argue while Mum wanders about aimlessly and Dad waits for the next crisis.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 134 members
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  • If.... on DVD (1968)
    Starring: Malcolm McDowell,  Arthur Lowe,  David Wood
    Director: Lindsay Anderson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Filmed at the time of the 1968 student uprising in Paris, Lindsay Anderson's IF. . . is one of the seminal films of the era of student revolt. The characters' direct psychological and emotional displays are an allegory for how individuals must either conform to or rebel against the autocratic ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 3,935 members
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  • This Sporting Life (1963)
    Starring: Richard Harris,  Rachel Roberts,  Alan Badel
    Director: Lindsay Anderson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Adapted from David Storey's novel of the same title, THIS SPORTING LIFE is a gritty, unblinking look at life in the coal mining region of Northern England as seen through the eyes of Frank Machin. Richard Harris gives a remarkable performance as Machin, a proud man who wants to quit his job as a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 1,659 member
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  • The Pleasure Garden (1953)
    Starring: hattie Jacques,  Hattie Jacques,  John Le Mesurier
    Director: James Broughton
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Filmed amongst the ruins of the Crystal Palace Gardens The Pleasure Garden tells of the efforts of Colonel Pall to suppress romance and free expression, and his battle against the Fairy Godmother who is a champion of lovers, artists and the Pleasure Principle. Starring British stalwarts John Le ..read more »
    Rate this: 1 star out of 5 15% from 2 members
    Due for release on 15th February 2010
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  • This Sporting Life to Watch Now (1963)
    Starring: Richard Harris,  Rachel Roberts,  Alan Badel
    Director: Lindsay Anderson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 134 minutes
    This Sporting Life won awards at Cannes and at BAFTA. Frank, a miner who lodges with a widow, Mrs Hammond. His competitive nature and powerful physique mean that when he reads of the success and respect gained by the local rugby team, he decides to join and share in the glory. As his career ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 83% from 21 members
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Lindsay Anderson facts

5 most recent films

Never Apologize - 3.0 stars
The Whales of August - 3.0 stars
Britannia Hospital - 3.0 stars
Chariots Of Fire - 3.0 stars
In Celebration - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

O Lucky Man! - 3.5 stars
If.... - 3.5 stars
This Sporting Life - 3.5 stars
Chariots Of Fire - 3.0 stars
In Celebration - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Pleasure Garden - 1.0 stars
The Whales of August - 3.0 stars
Every Day Except Christmas - 5.0 stars
Home - 3.0 stars
Britannia Hospital - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Rachel Roberts - 4 times - show films
Malcolm McDowell - 4 times - show films
Arthur Lowe - 4 times - show films
John Gielgud - 3 times - show films
Graham Crowden - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Mike E. Kaplan - 1 times - show films
Hugh Hudson - 1 times - show films
James Broughton - 1 times - show films


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